2012-13 Geological Times

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Essential Standard #:
8.L.4: Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence, theories and processes that impact the Earth over time.

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING VACATION!!!


Nov 26-Monday

Geological Time Scale Test


Nov 20-Tuesday

Reward Party


Nov 19-Monday

The Great Dinosaur Disappearance!

Have you ever wondered why the dinosaurs died? Was it a meteorite that hit the earth and caused major destruction? Was it a volcano whose ash blocked out the sun? Was it a disease that made them all sick, or was it radiation caused by a super solar flare? Well if you've ever wondered this, we have a job for you that will help answer all of your questions


Task

It has come to our attention at the police station that a large group of reptiles are missing! We're calling on our top-notch group of slueths to help us discover the reason for this disappearance. Our team of investigators desperately needs your help. Your mission is to sort through all the theories and choose the one that seems most likely.

We need you to convince our police chief of your reasons for choosing this certain theory over the others. Please be sure to tell about the flaws in other theories. Your presentation is needed as soon as possible. So put on your detective's cap and grab your magnifying glass, we're depending on you!


Pick a theory that you think is correct.
  1. Obritial Change Theoryhttp://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/orbital_change.html
  2. Volcano Theoryhttp://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/volcanoes.html
  3. Disease Theoryhttp://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/disease.html
    http://frederic.malmartel.free.fr/Fin_des_dinosaures/eeclassique.htm#%C3%A9pid%C3%A9mie
  4. Supernova Theoryhttp://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/supernova.html
  5. Climate Theoryhttp://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Willson/climatechange.html
    http://frederic.malmartel.free.fr/Fin_des_dinosaures/eeclassique.htm#boulversement
  6. Giant Impact Theoryhttp://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/impact.html

You are to write a report to the police chief telling him which theory you have chosen and explain why you have chose this theory. The paper needs to be at LEAST 3/4 page. Please use correct grammar, punctuation, and this is a formal letter so include proper heading.


Nov 16- Friday

Relative Age Activity

Relative Age-Students.pdf



Nov 15- Thursday

Fill in a Blank Geological Time Scale and color code it to match the different eons, eras, periods, and epochs.

Time Scale Quiz.blank.pdf

Use the following site:
http://www.ees.rochester.edu/ees203/timescale.html

Test yourself on the Geological Time Scale

http://apps.usd.edu/escistudy/geoltime.pl

Nov. 13-14- Tues/Wed

Geologic Time Webquest

Geologic Time Scale

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html

Paleozoic Era

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/hist_paleozoic.html

Mesozoic Era

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/mesozoic.html

Cretaceous Period

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/cretaceous/cretaceous.html

Jurassic Period

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/jurassic/jurassintro.html

Triassic Period

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/triassic/triassic.html

Cenozoic Era

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/cenozoic.html

Precambrian Eon

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/cambrian.html

Prehistoric Plants and Animals

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/quaternary/holocene.php
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/

Geologic_Time_Webquest.doc




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Nov 9- Friday

Radioactive Dating Simulation

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/radioactive-dating-game

Radioactive Dating Game.doc


Nov 8- Thursday

Guest Speaker- Dr. Levine, NCSU Professor of Chemistry


Nov 7- Wednesday

Completion of Fossil Stories


Nov 6- Tuesday- NO SCHOOL- Election Day


Nov 5- Monday

Web quest of fossil stories

webquest stories of the fossil record.doc

Use the following websites:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/gtpage1.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/stories/middle/intro.html

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Nov 2- Friday

Classwork- Textbook page 330

Procedure
1 make a venn diagram
2 make a list

Analyze and Conclude
Answer 1-8 in a complete sentence

Nov 1- Thursday

Video on Fossils, Rocks, and Time


Rocks- Discovery Ed Video
http://tinyurl.com/bo2lo8j

Fossils and Time- Discovery Ed Video
http://tinyurl.com/c7n64px

Earth's History
Earths History-pp.ppt

Guided Notes
Earths Historial Geological Time Rocks Fossils Guided Notes.doc


Oct 31- Wednesday

Fossil Scavenger Hunt on the Web

Getting into the Fossil Record
scavenger hunt fossil record.doc

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/fossil/5to8/Intro.html


Oct 30-Tuesday

Completion of Fossil Notes

Traces of Tracks Activity and RAFT
traces of tracks-1.rtf


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Oct 29-Monday

Fossils


PowerPoint
fossils-pp.ppt


Guided Notes on Fossils
guided notes for fossils.doc


Brain Pop Video- Tim and Moby- Fossils
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078778026/164155/00076703.swf

Brain Pop Video- Tim and Moby- Extinction



Oct 26- Friday

Students worked on their personal time line

Put the following events of your life in order starting from today and working your way backwards (use pictures and words to describe your events)
  1. date of birth
  2. date you started walking (estimate)
  3. date you started school
  4. date you lost your first tooth
  5. six other events that are significant to you
  6. Put a future event that you think will happen in 10 years

On a sheet of paper, draw a timeline to represent your life.

Use a scale 2.0 cm = 1 year.

Write each event in the correct year along the timeline.

Now divide the timeline into parts that describe major periods in your life. (Such as preschool years, elementary school years, and middle school years.)